Shipbreakers, directed by Michael Kot
“Since the early ’80s, the rusting hulks of thousands of the world’s largest ships have been driven onto the remote beaches of Alang, off the Arabian Sea, to be dismantled, piece by piece. Sold for scrap, the ship owners rarely bother to abide by the UN Basel Convention, which bans shipments of transboundary waste…Shipbreakers vividly captures both the haunting beauty of the ships and the deplorable conditions of the workers–in an unforgettable portrayal where Third World ingenuity meets 21st century global economics.”

Hanging out before the show with Carolina (you know, the girlfriend that bought a tanker) and Tugster, we unanimously agreed the chandelier hanging off the boom should stay. In the distance heading south, the cargo carrier, Spar Virgo (2005, flag: Norway, destination: Montreal) blasting five bells as it steams through sailboats ahead.

I suppose the shipbreakers are just as busy as the average bee even if a bit more destructive? And the shipbreakers swarm over the ship like bees around a hive. But the bees have nicer apartments than the shipbreaking workers? And the cutting torches are sort of like stingers? And shipbreaking is a form of recycling, which is sort of analogous to composting, which is a horticultural process and bee pollination is a horticultural process? Help me, this is becoming rather a stretch….. and it seems that someone clever could put all this together into some convoluted shaggy-dog story or extended bad pun.

How ingenious people can be! Your story reminds me of reading about WW II in Naples. When the American tanks arrived and were left on the street at night, the next morning they were gone, not even a screw was left. Neapolitans had dismantled the tanks and carried the pieces for whatever money purposes. Even today, you dont want to leave your car unattended in some of the streets of that beautiful city.
Yes, that chandelier hanging off the boom has to stay, it adds a surreal touch.
And I also enjoyed the fishies in the middle of the texts.